what speakers for 4k or less new or used


putting together a two channel sys for one of my dearest buddies. he listened to my quicksilver m80's fell in love with sound and bought a pair of v-4's since then we have scored a rouge magnum 99 with a few upgrades here on the gon and an ah cd player. now we need speakers. he likes the sound of my snell e-IIIs he cant have em and also my snell b-minors cant have them either. a good bass is important as is wonderful midrange. and sounstage. . looking forward to hearing suggestions mitvh
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The Tyler Acoustics Linbrook Signature System 2 piece (the one with the bass modules) can be had used in your price range for 3-4K (5K new).

I own a pair of these, and I can honestly say that I have not heard anything I have liked *as much* until you get to the Von Schweikert DB99 mk IIs, (and they are just shy of 10K a pair new). There are better speakers I have heard above 10K, but value-wise, the Tylers are tough to beat. Definitely worth seeking out a home audition, IMO.

One other possibility in your price range used would be the Dali Helicon800s (4K used, 6K new). I rate the Tylers as better, but these did stand out from the rest of the pack at their price point, and they are sold in stores (so they are more readily available for audition). Also worth a look, IMO.

---Dave